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Moon Is Down, The
by John Steinbeck
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Salida, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1942. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: Viking Press, 1942 Very Good +/very good This copy has first edition points-no printer name and "talk.this" on p112 Spine is slightly cocked and light soiling to gutter and edges, bumping to spine Foxing to endpapers otherwise contents clean and tight Spine of dust jacket is faded and chipped some foxing to back cover and a small closed tear All four corners of dust jacket are clipped at an angle.
Synopsis
In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he delves into the emotions of the German commander and the Norwegian traitor, and depicts the spirited patriotism of the Norwegian underground, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war—and about human nature. Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s self-described “celebration of the durability of democracy” had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe. Despite Axis efforts to suppress it (in Fascist Italy, mere possession of the book was punishable by death), The Moon is Down was secretly translated into French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian and Russian; hundreds of thousands of copies circulated throughout Europe, making it by far the most popular piece of propaganda under the occupation. Few literary works of our time have demonstrated so triumphantly the power of ideas in the face of cold steel and brute force. This edition features an introduction by Donald V. Coers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West of Denver Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2101
- Title
- Moon Is Down, The
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
Terms of Sale
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Gutter
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- Edges
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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